Printing device



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EDWARD H. BUCKLEY AND JOSEEH L. DURKIN, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

ERINTING DEVICE.

Application filed August 29, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EDWARD H. BUCKLEY and JOSEPH L. DURKIN, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, andState of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Printing Devices, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to printing devices which are particularly adaptedfor printing the name of the bank on which a check is to be drawn.

The objects are to provide a printing device which will indelibly printthe name of a bank on a check; will be selective to print the name ofany desired bank; will do away with rubber stamps and pads, and be ofsimple and durable construction.

These objects. and other advantageous ends which will be describedhereinafter, we attain in the following manner, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a central sectionthrough a printing device constructed in accordance with our invention,

Figure 2 is a plan view of the device shown in Figure 1,

Figure 3 a section on line 33 of Figure 9..

Figure 4 a side view of the device shown in Figure 1,

Figure 5 a section on line 55 of Figure 3, illustrating the parts movedinto another position,

Figure 6 a section on line 6-6 of Figure 3. the parts being moved into aprinting position,

Figure 7 an enlarged section of the resilient connection between thecrank and pivot,

Figure 8 an enlarged view, partly in section, of the telescoping armwhich forms a part of my invention, and

Figure 9 an enlarged side view, partly in section, of a selecting knob.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a base provided with two pairs ofvertical guides 2. A block 3 is slidable between each pair of guides andrests on aspring 4; held in position between the guides by any suitablemeans. A rotor 5, fixed to a rotor shaft 6 rotatably mounted in blocks3, is provided on its periphery with a series of faces 7 having theirsides 8 undercut. Stamping dies 9, having impressions of the names ofbanks thereon, are provided with gripping springs Serial No. 659,884.

10 which engage undercut sides 8 and hold the dies to faces 7.

A selecting knob 11 has a shank 12 provided with an irregular end 13which fits within a corresponding socket 14: in rotor shaft 6. The knobmay be of any shape, but is preferably an octagon as shown indot-anddash lines in Figure 4, and may have names thereon correspondingwith the names on the dies so that any desired die may be selected bymerely turning the knob. Any type of indicator may be provided toindicate when the selected die is in proper position for printing. Thenames on the knob are preferably removable so that when a die is changedthe name may also be changed.

The rotor is held in position for the selected die to do the printing byplungers 15 slidable in openings 16 in blocks 3 against the action ofsprings 17 and adapted to take into depression 18 at opposite sides ofthe rotor.

The rotor and selected die may be moved downwardly, against the actionof coiled springs t by presser arms 10, at opposite sides of the rotor,fixed to a shaft 20, rotatable in the base, and a lever 21 fixed to theshaft. When swung downwardly the presser arms engage blocks 3 and forcethe rotor downward. A torsion spring 22,, havlng one end attached to thebase and the other end attached to shaft 20, serves to return thepresser arms to, their idle position.

A link 23 pivotally connects each presser arm 19 with a crank 24 whichis pivotally connected with a pivot 25 rotatable in the base, andresiliently connected therewith by spring 26. An arm 27, fixed to pivot25, has a stem 28, with a collar 29 on its free end, which telescopes ina tubular part 30. A spring 31, embracing stem 28 is positioned betweenthe collar and a cap 32 on the upper end of tubular part 30. The lowerend of the tubular part provides a bearing for a roller shaft 33 whichextends through roller guides 34 at opposite sides of the base. Guidingrollers 35, mounted on shaft 33, ride in guides 34 to guide an inkingroller 36. fixed to shaft 33, across the face of the selected die. Theinking roller 36 is normally in engagement with an ink-feeding pad 37which is saturated with ink 38 from a well 39 in the base. A cap 40covers an opening 4.1 used for filling the well.

To use. our improved. printing device, the

rotor is turned by the selecting knob 11 so that the die with the nameof the desired bank thereon is in position for printing. The checkisinserted within the undercut opening 42 and lever 2i moved downward.During this movement presser arms 19, b ing operatively connected withinking roller 36, will move the inking roller from the position shown inFigure 1 across the face of the die to the position shown in Figure 5and apply a coating of ink to the selected die. 'A'lter the roller hasmoved from the position shown in. Figure l to the position shown inFigure presser arms 19 will engage blocks 3. Further movement oi lever21 will move blocks downward and rotor 5, being supported by the blocks,will move with the blocks until the selected die engages the check andprints the name oi the bank thereon. During this movement of lever 21,inking roller 36 will move from the position shown in Figure 5 to theposition shown in Figure 6 and movement of the inking roller 36 and theparts connected therewith, including pivots 25, will be stopped. Cranks24., being free y mounted on pivots 25, will move with presser arms 19and pro duce tension on springs 26. Upon releasing lever 21 torsionspring 22 will return it to its normal position. During this movementpresser arms 19 will move upward to release blocks 3 and permit coiledsprings 4 to raise the blocks with the rotor and die. die is raised toits normal position, the tension on springs 26 is released, presserarms19 will leave blocks 3 and return-inking roller 36 to its normalposition as shown in Figure 1. 7 v

"lo change the dies on the rotor it is merely necessary to rotate therotor until the die to be changed appears in front ofan opening 43. Thedie is then pulled through the opening by gripping a lip 44: and anotherdie inserted through the opening and slipped onto the rotor. r p

a While we have described our invention as taking a particular form, itwill be under stood that the various parts may be changed withoutdeparting from the spirit thereof, and. hence we do not limit ourselvesto the preciseconstruction set forth, but consider that we are. atliberty to make such changes and alterations as tairly come withln thescope of the appended claims.

Having. thus. described our invention, whatwe claim as new and desiretosecure by Letters Patent.is:--

1. A printing device including abase; printing dies; a rotor adapted byrotation to die, and movable at an angle-to its axis; means for inkingthe selected die, presser arms for moving the rotor, and connectionsbetween the presser arms and inking means whereby initial movement ofthe presser When the I ment of the leverwvill actuate the inking.

means and ink the selected die and further movement of the lever willbring the inked die into contact with the slip to be printed, and meansfor returning the rotor and inking means to their idle posit-ion. H

3. A printing device including a base having guides; blocks slidable inthe guides; printing dies; a rotor, holding the dies, mounted in theblocks and adapted by rotation to position a selected die; means forinking the selected die, means including presser arms for sliding theblocks andrconnections between the presser arms and inking means wherebythe inking means will be actuated to ink the selected die before theblocks are slid to bring the inked die into contact with the slip tobeprintedh 4.. A. printing, device including a .base having guides;blocks slidablein the guides; printing dies; a rotor holding the dies,mounted in the blocks andadapted by rotation to position a selected die;meansi'tor inking the selected die; presser arms engaging with theblocks and fixed to a shaft mounted in the base; a lever fixed to theshaft, and connections between the inking means and the presser armswherebythe initial movement of the lever will actuate I the inking meansand further movement will move the rotor to bring the selected die intocontact with theslip to be printed.

'5. A printing device including a base, printing dies; a rotor holdingthe. dies, adapted by rotation to position a selected die, and slidablein the baseya roller for ,printing dies; rotor holding the dies,

holding the dies,' position a selected adapted by rotation to position aselected die, and slidable in the base; a roller for inking the selecteddie telescoping arms connected with the roller and pivoted "to the base;means for moving the arms to cause the inking roller to traverse theselected die, and means for sliding the rotortobring the' selected dieinto contactwith the slip to be printed.

7. A printing device including a base carrying roller guides; printingdies; a rotor holding the dies adapted by rotation to position aselected die and slidable in the base; a roller for inking the-diesmounted in the guides, and common means for moving the roller in theguides and for moving the rotor to bring the selected die into contactwith the slip to be printed.

8. A printing device including a base, roller guides carried thereby;printing dies; a rotor holding the dies and slidable in the base; aninking roller mounted in the guides; pivots in the base, arms pivotallyconnected therewith and with the rollers; cranks freely mounted upon thepivots; coiled springs connecting the cranks and the pivots; presserarms pivoted in the base and adapted to slide the rotor to bring a selcted die into contact with the slip to be printed; a lever adapted toactuate the presser arms, and links connecting the presser arms and thecranks whereby initial movement of the lever will actuate the inkingroller and further movement will move the rotor to printing position.

9. A printing device including a base roller guides carried thereby;printing dies; a rotor holding the dies and slidable in the base; aninking roller mounted in the guides; pivots in the base; arms pivotallyconnected therewith and with the rollers; cranks freely mounted upon thepivots; coiled springs connecting the cranks and the pivots; presserarms pivoted in the base and adapted to slide the rotor to bring aselected die into contact with the slip to be printed; a lever adaptedto actuate the presser arms; links connecting the presser arms and thecranks whereby initial movement of the lever will actuate the inkingroller and 'turther movement will move the rotor to printing position,and a spring adapted to return the inking roller to its idle position.

10. A printing device including a base; pairs ot' vertical guides androller guides carried by the base; printing dies; blocks slidable in thevertical guides; a rotor mounted in the blocks and carrying the dies; ashatt mounted in the base; presser arms, fixed to the shaft, adapted toengage the blocks and move the rotor downwardly; a lever fixed to theshaft and adapted to actuate the presser arms; an inking roller mountedin the roller guides; pivots in the base; arms pivotally connectedtherewith and with the rollers; cranks freely mounted upon the pivots;coiled springs connecting the cranks and the pivots; links connectingthe presser arms and the cranks whereby movement of the lever willactuate the inking roller and then move the rotor to printing positionand means for returning the 'nking roller and the rotor to their idlepositions.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDlVARD H. BUCKLEY. JOSEPH L. DURKIN.

Witnesses EvELYN CnoMP'roN CHAS. E, Po'r'rs.

